She was from Okružna, where she was born on August 1, 1951. She graduated from the grammar school in Prešov and then studied acting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. For one season she worked at the Theatre for Children and Youth in Trnava. Then she decided to go her own way and devote herself to monodrama. Since 1975 she has been freelancing and writing her own scripts for her travelling one-actor theatre. She has appeared in the monodramas Neveľo nas idze, neveľo nam potrzeb, Sojka, Czas kikiríkania, To len tak naoko, Žniva. She has also shown her considerable acting talent in several television films and productions.
She made her literary debut with the short story collection She Grazed Horses on Concrete. Based on one of them, she also wrote the screenplay for the successful film of the same name, in which she played the main character. She also contributed to the screenplays for the films Horses on Concrete and Easter. When writing short prose, she used her knowledge of the environment of the eastern Slovak countryside, as well as the city, and her experience of travelling by train.
She has published the books So What?, Without Words, So What!, Intercity and Don't Say That! She was authentic in her work thanks to her use of the Sharis dialect, but also her specific sense of humour, while always remaining human, understanding and personal. She lived in Bratislava and regularly returned to Prešov with her performances.
She passed away on May 30, 2023 after a long battle with cancer.
Source: Regional Library P. O. Hviezdoslav in Prešov; Micro-project.
Photo source: Autor: AngryBiceps – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tefuevPk0c&ab_channel=Telev%C3%ADziaJOJ – View/save archived versions on archive.org, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=119601251
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